Internet Connections
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Analog connection (up to 56k) They call
this type of connection dial-up access because you connect through your
phone line, This connection is slow but technologies such as ISDN
Integrated services digital network (ISDN) offers faster access.
DSL High Speed Internet also known as
digital subscriber lines, consist of two main categories being ADSL and
SDSL. ADSL is most common in North America.SDSL is more common in
Europe.
Cable High Speed Internet connections
operate over cable TV lines. The coaxial cable used by cable tv provides
much greater bandwidth than telephone lines, Cable Broadband is very
fast.
Wireless Internet Connections are
relatively new. Instead of using telephone or cable networks for your
Internet connection, It uses radio frequency bands. Wireless Internet
provides an always-on connection.
T-1 lines are a are a good option for
businesses connecting to the Internet and for Internet Service Providers
(ISPs) connecting to the Internet backbone.T-1 connections are leased. A
T-1 line consists of 24 individual channels, each of which supports
64Kbits per second. Each 64Kbit/second channel can be configured to
carry voice or data traffic. Most telephone companies allow you to buy
just one or some of these individual channels. This is known as as
fractional T-1 access.
T-3 lines consists of 672 individual
channels, each of which supports 64 Kbps. T-3 lines are used mainly by
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) connecting to the Internet backbone
and for the backbone itself.
Satellite Internet Connections known as
Internet over Satellite (IoS) |
